Li Banghua and Meng Zhaoxiang had just sat down and before they spoke, Zhu Cihong had already guessed their intention, so he smiled and said:

"You two nobles, what do you want from me?"

Li Banghua raised his hand and said:

"Your Majesty, you have not come to court for five days. In the past few days, I have received so many memorials that the five boxes cannot fit them.

Basically, it was gentry officials from Henan and Shaanxi who impeached Li Yan and Sun Chuanting, including the impeachment memorials from King Fu Qiansui and Qin Wang Qiansui.

Li Yan and Sun Chuanting are so unscrupulous, it is best for Your Highness to restrain them. We are worried that trouble will happen again in the long run.

There was also another incident of rogue bandits continuously attacking the city in Henan. Li Yan and Chen Yongfu failed to suppress the bandits. The Henan gentry clan requested the imperial court to send troops to annihilate the rogue bandits of Liu Guo to eliminate harm for the people..."

Zhu Cixiang's guess was not wrong. Just as he expected, the gentry and landlords in Henan and Shaanxi couldn't bear it anymore, and even mobilized the two princes.

Zhu Cihong has not touched the clan for the time being. After a while, King Fu and King Qin will not be able to protect themselves, but they still have the leisure to stand up for the gentry and landlords.

These shameless gentry and clansmen still have the nerve to ask the imperial court to send troops to eliminate harm to the people. Aren't they the harm of the Ming Dynasty?

Li Banghua and Meng Zhaoxiang were both literati, although they now support Zhu Cihong's land reform.

However, he would still consider the gentry more or less in his heart, and Zhu Cixiang knew this very well.

He picked up the teacup and took a sip, then slowly put down the blue and white porcelain teacup and said:

"As important ministers of the Ming Dynasty, you two beloved ministers cannot be ignorant of the sufferings of the people. Natural and man-made disasters have caused the Ming Dynasty to lose the support of the people. I will not tell you the specific reasons for this, but you should be very clear.

Water can carry a boat but it can also capsize it. For the sake of the Ming Dynasty and the country, and for the livelihood of the people of the Ming Dynasty, land reform must be carried out to the end.

The cabinet must give full support to land reform officials and will not publish any memorials against Li Yan and Sun Chuanting in the future.

As for the rogue rebellion that broke out in Henan, I have ordered Li Yan to wipe it out as soon as possible, and we will never let the rogues harm the people unscrupulously.

As the center of power in the Ming Dynasty, the cabinet must first ensure that the people have food to eat, and officials must make decisions for the people.

If every official only considers his own future and family interests, won’t the Ming Dynasty ship be sunk?”

After Zhu Cihong finished speaking, he immediately turned the topic to Meng Zhaoxiang without waiting for Li Banghua to express his words:

"Meng Qing, how are the progress of water conservancy projects in various places? I have distributed farmland in some areas to the people. The Ministry of Industry must allow the people to harvest. If there is still no harvest this year, the Ming Dynasty is really in danger!"

Meng Zhaoxiang hurriedly handed over his hands and replied:

"Your Highness, the Ministry of Industry is working hard to make farm tools and water trucks. Various well-drilling teams are also helping people in the disaster areas to dig wells. Water conservancy projects such as canal construction are being carried out intensively, but the money and food consumption is huge..."

Zhu Cixiang waved his hand and said:

"Just do it. Don't worry about the money. Ask the Ministry of Finance directly for the amount you need. If the Ministry of Finance doesn't give it, you can ask me!

However, I would like to remind Meng Qing that the money and food allocated by the Ministry of Household Affairs must be used for disaster relief. If anyone dares to exploit you at all levels, wait and see!"

Upon hearing this, Meng Zhaoxiang hurriedly raised his hands and said:

"According to the decree! Don't worry, Your Highness, under your high official reputation and iron-fisted governance, no one will dare to commit corruption..."

Zhu Cihong would not go to court for several days, and Li Banghua originally wanted to persuade the crown prince to go to court every day to handle political affairs.

However, when the officials in the court made memorials, they were almost always impeachments by the gentry and landlords in the land reform areas.

Zhu Cixiang didn't want to get entangled with those civil servants for the time being, he just wanted to do things according to his will.

Hearing that the crown prince linked the land reform to the safety of the Ming Dynasty, Li Banghua did not dare to defend the gentry.

But when the crown prince said that the cabinet was the center of power in the Ming Dynasty, Li Banghua completely disagreed.

In the past, the Ming Dynasty's cabinet had indeed great power. If the cabinet did not agree with the imperial edict, they could not leave the court.

But everything changed after the crown prince took over the country, and he did not consult the cabinet at all.

The imperial edict was issued directly without going through the cabinet. The cabinet has not even seen what the crown prince's edict looks like.

The crown prince can do whatever he wants. In his eyes, the cabinet has become useless. Today he even said that the cabinet is the center of power of the Ming Dynasty.

With Li Banghua's upright character, if he hadn't known that everything the crown prince did was to save the Ming Dynasty, he would definitely have said:

"I bother……"

Li Banghua knew that he could not change the crown prince, so he looked at each other and Meng Zhaoxiang, and the two old men stood up and left:

"Your Highness, take care, I'll take my leave!"

Zhu Cixiang smiled slightly:

"Thank you for your hard work. You must withstand the pressure during this period. Go ahead!"

"Thank you, Your Highness, I will take my leave!"

After the two cabinet ministers left, Zhu Cihong asked Hu Bao beside him:

"Has Zhu Dadian arrived?"

Hu Bao hurriedly bowed and replied:

"Reporting to the young master, Zhu Dadian arrived in Beijing last night, and this servant is about to ask the young master when he will be summoned!"

Zhu Cixi nodded:

"Pass Zhu Dadian!"

"According to the order!"

Hu Bao immediately went to deliver the message to Zhu Dadian.

Zhu Dadian was a civil servant, but he also had a way of leading troops in battles. At this time, he was the governor of Fengyang, and Zhu Cixiang had summoned him to Beijing for another appointment some time ago.

Zhu Dadian had long heard of the reputation of the Crown Prince, and there was a legend in the south of the Yangtze River about the little killer Xingqing who killed people like pockmarked faces and fangs.

Zhu Dadian didn't believe those legends at all. Based on his qualifications, he had already guessed that the literati from Jiangnan were secretly plotting against the crown prince.

Coming from Fengyang this time, he found on the way that people's lives had changed a lot. In the past, he did not see the starvation and death in the disaster-stricken areas of Guide Prefecture, Henan Province. This time he did not see it.

He knew that these were the achievements made by the Crown Prince since he took charge of the country, and he was more curious about the Crown Prince and looked forward to making some achievements under the Crown Prince's command.

After receiving Hu Bao's notice, Zhu Dadian immediately rushed to Prince Xin's Mansion. When he saw the crown prince, Zhu Dadian was surprised and very angry at the same time.

The crown prince is obviously a young and handsome boy, but he turned into a green-faced, fanged, murderous maniac in the mouths of Jiangnan people. The literati in Jiangnan are so crazy that they are full of shit...

Zhu Dadian cursed in his heart but did not hesitate in his movements. He immediately stepped forward and bowed to salute:

"Your Majesty, Zhu Dadian, see you, Your Highness!"

Zhu Cixiang also heard about Zhu Dadian, and immediately stood up with a smile and supported Zhu Dadian:

"I'm free of charge. I love you for your hard work, so I'll grant you a seat!"

Seeing that the Crown Prince was so polite, Zhu Dadian hurriedly thanked him out of respect for the Crown Prince, but he did not sit down.

Zhu Cihong and Zhu Dadian refused to sit down, he smiled slightly and said:

"There is no need to be restrained in the Qing family. This is not the Huangji Palace. Sit down!"

Seeing that the Crown Prince sincerely asked him to sit down, Zhu Dadian was a little flattered, and it was better to obey orders than to be respectful, so after thanking him, he carefully sat down under Zhu Cihong.

"Thank you, Your Highness, for your grace!"

At this time, Hu Bao personally made a cup of tea for Zhu Dadian and brought it to him. Zhu Dadian hurriedly stood up and took the teacup with both hands:

"Thank you, father-in-law!"

Hu Bao smiled slightly and said:

"You're welcome, sir!"

Zhu Cixiang looked up and down and Zhu Dadian said:

"I know that Aiqing is loyal to the Ming Dynasty, and I intend to transfer you to patrol Shanxi. I wonder what Aiqing wants?"

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